as a state secretary or deputy minister 1st in the foreign office and then in the ministry of defense. in 1968 and 69 carstens was the head of the chancellor's office his responsibilities included keeping an eye on the b. and d. so he must have been familiar with the hard manton's weapons deals and his cooperation with the intelligence agency. you also do is a member of the bee indeed historical commission. he would interest this ecstatic a lot of stuff came across carsten his desk at the chancellor's office including some things that could turn out to be illegal. but he said later that he couldn't remember a lot about some of it's. so later he was called to testify before a parliamentary committee that was looking into the b m d's activities. in 1974 costin's was interviewed about the be india's involvement with the sale of surplus weapons. if the b. and d's role in weapon deals is to be fully clarified a special investigation must be carried out. would you be prepared to testify that such a course but i'm not convinced that such an investigation will be in the country's best interes

appoint the prime minister and that prime minister will then appoint the cabinet however the ministries of defense and the ministries of the interior will be appointed by the military so a huge compromise there is well there will also be a legislative council made up of $300.00 members this will act as the defacto parliament of sudan and the f.f.c. will get to a point 67 percent of the members of this legislative council there are some unclear points the very contentious point of immunity for military leaders and accusations of brutality towards protesters hasn't yet been addressed but that was a very contentious point ok. when omar al bashir was removed from office price has continued with people demanding a 100 percent civilian death and they didn't get that but we see pictures of sudanese people see. what are they sort of waiting i mean i was there in april right after i'm going to show your show and people were very committed to you know in the name of the near civilians really knows the clarion call of the protests but since then a lot of the country has seen a lot of violence and a lot of lo

can now learn from the russian the secretiveness however here in moscow you mention it the ministry of defense had claimed that there was no increase at all the authorities in several divisions because the city that is located 30 kilometers away to the explosion they 1st had the report of a short term increase in drug activity but has then this information disappeared suddenly from their official site so nearly a week after the explosion we still have very little just about information about what happened during how is russian media reporting on this and what are russians saying about it. well people don't talk that much about of this accident here in russia although the radiation went up by 16 times last week according to the russian state weather engines about all formations to me appears only entirely pieces to the public at the beginning russian state backed media tried to ignore the explosion russia's 1st to each other for example coverage to the accident 2 days later on saturday in the evening news and hid the message in the heart of military point at the same time people in savior of th

i ordered the ministry of defense the ministry of foreign affairs and other cool offices to underlies the threat level created by the activities of the united states to undertake comprehensive measures to prepare a symmetrical response besides russia is still open to an equal and constructive dialogue with the united states to recover trust and to reinforce international security the pentagon's test of a modified tomahawk cruise missile came just 2 weeks after the us decided to kill off the longstanding intermediate range nuclear forces agreement the projectile test would have violated that accord which band of the production of certain land based short and mid range missiles. america's development of new weapons appears to be part of a broader attempt to counter a rising china just this month the us defense chief said he wants to see missiles deployed in the asia pacific region drawing the ire of both beijing and moscow with a look at the growing tensions here. that was quick only last month this ground law inched smoking toy was illegal. it's already wiping out makeshift targets off

as a state secretary or deputy minister 1st in the foreign office and then in the ministry of defense. in 1968 and 69 carstens was the head of the chancellor's office his responsibilities included keeping an eye on the b.m.d. so he must have been familiar with care had met its weapons deals and his cooperation with the intelligence agency. you also do is a member of the bee indeed historical commission. he would interest this ecstatic a lot of stuff came across carstens desk at the chancellor's office including some things that could turn out to be illegal. but he said later that he couldn't remember a lot about some of it's at sea so later he was called to testify before a parliamentary committee that was looking into the b m d's activities. in 1974 costin's was interviewed about the b. indeed involvement with the sale of surplus weapons. they never found out if the b. and d's role in weapon deals is to be fully clarified a special investigation must be carried out. would you be prepared to testify that such a course but i'm not convinced that such an investigation would be in the co

that people are coming out to st but it still is also his face but the minister of interior ministry of defense that they are part of the military which is are said to control the tools of violence and it's also based on compromise and agreement so there is a need to be a lot of compromise a lot of political agendas could. be made that need to be agreed between the 2 parties ok if this bring the people insist we see them on this wall here they've brought us to where we are today right what would it take what would have to happen to get people back onto the streets again i think if this agreement could last through we go back to is just treat again and their agreement is kind of as as came as a compromise in the middle of their voyage for your illusionary process and it still people are late their demand is to riches civic democratic contrary which is also a comical prosperity and a little bit of social justice in this time the government has no magic is to solve the solution in serious but the need to include all of those people in decision making and also participate political participation st

council and the former agenda we the rapid the security forces they will be reporting to the ministry of defense so under no kind of real civilian control or so then again that's that's not a very democratic or systemic outcome so all of this is sort of baby steps in and arrangements on the one hand do increase the role of civilians not in overstate but in participation in certain key kinds of decision making but also allow the military to protect its own assets and then in terms of the government if sovereignty is with this person sovereignty council then then and the cabinet would be sort of technocratic and then there would be this north sort of named legislature of whose powers would of course derive from this constitutional declaration we haven't seen yet but also whatever the sovereign council gives them and so the personnel are very important this been an interesting discussion lately in sudan about who will be prime minister but i think the big question before that is what powers will the prime minister have and those have not been worked out yet . good to speak with you william lawrence

is pushing forward here the ministry of defense is led by a high profile conservative politician the newly elected chad woman with combo and they say no we're still assessing all our options now you could chancellor market she's on her and you leave she's not in berlin but observance you take it for granted that mrs merkel is backing.

went up by 67 times last week or thursday you said it already directly after the explosion the ministry of defense in moscow had claimed there was no increase. located close to the explosion had reported a short term increase in radioactivity but that that then that information disappeared suddenly from the off usual side so nearly a week has passed since the explosion and we still have almost no information about what happened and even today there has been contradictory information about the whether the area has to be evacuated. your share of reporting from moscow for you now want to bring up to speed with some of the other stories making news around the world. spanish abra star placido domingo has been accused of sexual misconduct 9 women have told the associated press news agency that they were sexually harassed over a period of decades the los angeles offer of where he is the general director says it will open an investigation to bring those says the allegations are an accurate. at least senator has put off setting a date for a no confidence vote in the government deputy prime minister met the

the ministry of defense said america has been attacked we will be there stop we have the world with us against people. is its's greatest power power to convene. to bring together the nations and the peoples of the world for a common cause that serves us all. whether it was dire poverty, a human rights atrocity, global recessionary collective security agreement, we lit the flame of justice. and then we elected presidents from john f. kennedy to ronald for ourho understood peace our prosperity and our freedom here. that is why a retreat from the world would be so dastardly to our american dream and why the scope of the american office is not of an american, it is of a foreigner to remind our president that we only want our freedom because of our allies. and we can only sustain it because of them. any doubt that our global concorde and our ofdership in it -- our way life evaporates when you recognize there is nothing we can do by ourselves. even with the great new deal. greenhouse of the emissions come from abroad. world ready for the dangers that are arriving. running.hy i am first we ne

initially, the ministry of defense said there was no .adiation were two, there victims. scientists died at the for and only on sunday, authorities confirmed there was a small nuclear powered engine exploded and there's a lot of speculation about what is likely was being tested and the american a newers have said missile could reach every corner of the planet because it is nuclear powered. donald trump is weighing in on boastingan incident, american superiority and the weapons industry. -- in the weapons industry. >> no official reaction from the state department here in washington. what we have is a tweet from donald trump. that is the only statement we got from the u.s. government through it he put out that the united states is learning much and we have similar, but more dance technologies than russia. critical those who are of what the president is seen, saying this gives russia a heads-up on what the united states is working on. if indeed that is the case, there is always doubt when it comes to donald trump's tweets, but if they working on that, i'm sure it would not b

according to the russian state, directly after the explosion, the ministry of defense in moscow had claimedhere was no increase. authorities of the city located close to the explosion had ordered a short-term increase in radioactive activity, but the information disappeared suddenly from their official site. nearly a week has passed since the explosion, and we still have almost no information about what happened. even today, there's been contradictory information about if the area has to be evacuated on not. laila: soldiers in portugal are driving fuel tankers to distribute gas because of an open-ended strike by tanker drivers which has entered its second day. police officers were also making deliveries because almost 500 gas stations have run dry. the government has imposed fuel rationing. >> fully laden and under police protection, the convoy leaves a warehouse near lisbon. this is how the portuguese government has been tried to guarantee a minimum amount of fuel is available for the country's drivers. reluctantly, the picket lines allow them through. >> i thinknk the strike gives te impr

in ankara between a high delegation from the pentagon and a high delegation from the turkish ministry of defense they are still discussing the issue of creating what turkey calls a safe zone along syria's north eastern border they have been discussing this for months it has been very difficult discussions the defense ministry of defense minister saying talks have been positive that the united states is getting closer to turkey's views but really stopping short from saying that a deal has been struck so we are not there yet we still do not know whether or not they can iron out the deep differences but what has been agreed clearly is that talks will continue which means it will give time to prevent a possible turkish cross border operation into syria turkey has repeatedly said that we will act alone there will be a unilateral cross border operation if there is no deal with the united states for turkey this is a national security threat the why p.g. the syrian kurdish armed group is along its borders 400 kilometers of turkey's border is controlled by the y.p. g. so they consider this as a threat th

the security forces in the military in the police and they insisted on having control of the ministry of defense and the minister of interior on the security forces. thought i would like or wish to say we should look at the positive side there was an interesting debate in latin america when democritus your wrists were accused the official thinking when they said democracy welcome to latin america and one of the leading field is that he said no way this is not wishful thinking if this is fought for we should. favor the finger digging for tradition. because the issues of will in the end about how democracy triumphs is not the issue of objective factors but also where if the people are willing and also the politicians or. wise enough and they act in a year to contemporary must show that we will get there. in the sense of to mystic that real the dynamics is going to kill from in the beginning of next months when the new government place over the dynamics in the country will change because no most of this is and will come from a civilian government has is what about you are you optimistic this agreem

hectares overnight meanwhile there are other reports from the air quotes present region from the ministry of defense. the boy. it is vital at every level to help preserve the heritage stretching back more than 5000. you're watching the news coming up ahead offerings. we find out how billy's brain is bringing celebrated coaster reefs back from the brink. but for us indian controlled kashmir remains on lockdown for a 3rd david security forces on high alert with many shops closed residents say they're running out of fresh food telephone and internet connections have also been caught indian security forces imposed a curfew over the weekend it came just ahead of the government's surprise move to book the majority of muslim regions autonomy and parliament approved legislation to divide the state of john would push me into 2 union territories. joining me now from delhi is one and so on if so what is the government hoping to achieve bundy's reorganization bid breaking up the state of just one kiss me into 2 and how if people reacted to it. well i'm not of the rank and file off the ruling party and the many

the ministry of interior and the ministry of defense there's also the legislative assembly in which 2 thirds of it will go to the opposition coalition so the prime minister will be sitting down with the coalition with the opposition coalition discussing their nominees to figure out who will be a. member of the opposition in the 18 member executive council before he presents it to the council to be rubber and then for now he's supposed to be doing that before the 1st of september and some clear if he would be able to reach that deadline but because there has been delays and the swearing in of the suffering council they're saying that they're very confident and every optimistic that the swearing in of the sovereign council is the 1st step to a democratic transition in sudan many thanks. the most senior member of the roman catholic church to be found guilty of sex offenses has lost his appeal against his conviction cardinal george pell a former vatican treasurer was jailed in march for abusing 2 quiet boys in australia 20 years ago his alexia brian. arriving at court cardinal george pell

authorities to launch these investigations and to give people the answers that they deserve both the ministry of defense and ministry of justice in baghdad didn't respond to our requests for comment shia militias called popular mobilization forces played a crucial role in driving i said from iraqi towns although they keep a low profile the militias are the most dominant force in mosul many sunni muslim residents who are scared to speak on camera accuse them of abuse and forcing demographic change commanders of the militias have repeatedly denied the allegations human rights groups say the fate of the men should be revealed so far we have not received positive answers from the federal government it's a violation of the constitutional rights because every person should be able to live freely in the country that's not the case with the missing people whose families keep asking about them the mothers of the missing are desperate for news they say the government should either let their missing sons come home or hand over their bodies simon job with out of their mosul in addition to iraq there are many countr